Long time, no blog, huh? I have to admit that inbetween sorting out the notebook/connection issues (I finally have both), traveling back to my parents place and getting ready for Christmas, there wasn't so much time to blog!

I hope though that you all had a wonderful Christmas with your families and loved ones and that you 're getting ready for New Year's!

So, this will be a short post, just to share with you my recent obsession: gunmetal nails!

At this point, I should probably admit that I 'm a huge fan of shimmery and metallic nail polish in general, even though my collection mainly consists of cremes.

I should also add that I 've been looking for a steely grey shade in absolute ages - thankfully Illamasqua's Snap came into my life and ended that quest:

The Illamasqua website describes this as a shimmery pewter colour. To me, it's a gunmetal grey (can appear blue-ish under different lighting), that is more on the metallic side, than just the average shimmer. It's consistency is really thick and reminds me of enamel paint, something that I personally love, since it allows it to go opaque with the first coat. I added a second coat as well as a top coat and it lasted about 4-5 days, before it started to chip.

All in all, I 'm very happy with my first Illamasqua nail polish experience and can't wait to try out the second one I ordered... it's the golden one! :)

This girl is amazing, extremely talented (I love all of her makeup looks) and well, gorgeous! Thank you so much for this award sweetie, but especially for the support that you 've shown for my blogging efforts ever since we discovered each other in the blogosphere! :)

So, for this award, I have to post 7 things about myself that people might find interesting and in turn, nominate 7 bloggers, whose blogs I love to read!

Ok, here goes, and I apologize beforehand if you don't find any of these interesting...

1. I love identifying clothes and accessories on tv shows and celebrities, as well as finding less expensive dupes for them! It doesn't happen that often, but makes me happy when it does! :)

2.The last three backgrounds of this blog were made by yours truly, using a programme called Paint.NET (not without a few screw-ups along the way).

3. Tabloid websites is like a must daily read for me... but it's constantly about Lady Gaga and Tiger Woods these days, so I just skim through...

Hello everyone! Please excuse the relatively long hiatus - I haven't been exactly inspired recently plus I 'm also trying to sort out all the school work before Christmas, so I can be completely free over the holidays!But I 'm here, and with a new layout as well! :)

Now, clearly this post is long overdue, but I figured that the latest possible "monthly favourites" post ever would be better than nothing, right?

So, here goes:

1. OPI "My Private Jet". After looking at swatches and reading reviews on this from other fellow bloggers (I will surely forget some of you if I attempt to name everyone), I was sold! This shade is difficult to describe: it's a holographic eggplanty grey with multi-coloured shimmer particles and it's like nothing I 've ever tried so far! It's perfect for a night out, yet not too over the top that it can't be worn for school or most working environments...Subtle & vampy, we like that!

2. Sudocrem. My skin has been a nightmare lately, I keep breaking out on random areas of my face and this seems to be the only thing that helps. I haven't made any changes to my skincare routine and I haven't used any new products - I blame the switch from the cold and humid outdoor air to the warm and dry interior, does this happen to any of you too?

3. NARS Laguna bronzer. Long gone are the summer days were no bronzer was neccesary; lately I feel I actually need this to make myself presentable and achieve a healthy looking glow. Below is a swatch of it on my pale hands. Notice the slight sheen (accentuated by the flash of my camera):

4. Smashbox Pout lipgloss. I love this... Reasonably pigmented, non sticky, gives a pretty lavender pink finish! If only it smelled nice too, I would have found a perfect lipgloss!

5. MAC Well Dressed blush. THE go-to blush for light and light-medium complexions... I 'm sure many of you have this in your collections, it's a lovely light rosey-pink, buildable, with super subtle silver shimmer, absolutely HG material! Would compliment almost any look in my opinion!

So, yeah, clearly I played it safe this month, nothing groundbreaking this time!

What did you love for the month of November and found yourself using over and over again? :)